Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22
SISTER ANGELA.
~ Mrs. BELL BALL.

~ Mrs. BELL BALL.
WHIST exquisitcly beautiful hands
lo6S thu facerOmpare with them, Dor
FeltpeYp The speaker turned 10 look
MIN the retreating form OF q black
rOhed nun, M hin companion hesitated
3 instant. and then answered:
S s1st Senior. Her face was once the
inspiration Of 4 poets pen and the mr.
tfslss brush. She Is yet very beautiful,
but II h the loveliness Of q nature
ffum which The dross has been burned
by TIE iiory ordeal Of a~flction."
"Ah, 3 r0mance9n
"a and and bitter one"
MAY 1 not hear ity'
Again Don Felipe hesitated. ssThe
street Il not the place to relate such q
story
Well, We can leave the street.
I'M anxious to learn the history of a
woman with hands like those; of course
n II : love story
tsIt II such an one that you need
never wish to have 4 share in. If you
must hear It, como with me to my
house, and / will relate to you that
which Is now known 10 but few per-
Sons. That which ] will tell you l
have sad reason TO know is true, for
3 lovely woman was my unclc's
wlle..
a! tnc Daso q the Sandval noun
sains iics 2 y mesa OF several nun
drcd acres IN extent, crossed by u
mountain brook. In the center OF the
mesa Is = rambling adobe building,
with many piacitas In which were once
lovely statuary n sparkling foun-
ialns, 0vershadowed by noble trees.
Inc cool waters OF the brook rippled
through the grounds and singing birds
% brightest piumagc dipped their
wings ~ Inc sparkling depths. These
woe acres belong 70 one OF h wealth
lest families IN New Mexico, and were
gwen hundreds OF years ago In an old
spanish grant 70 the first OF the name
60laEAr who came to this territory.
Ihe h0use - old, very old, and much
% fta former magnificence Is still dis
ccrHible In the rich carvings and
spIendid furnishings, but many a
ureary year mas passed since human
10et have tread the m0th-eaten' car
pets or looked from ~ dnst-grimed
windows. The hand Of the destroyer
has loucncd y, ana rum - Imprinted
evcrywnere.
ferfects Saiazar, my fathers young
80 lrotner, lnherlted this land as his
nhare "a my g~randfather's estate. My
uncle WAS = passionate, unreasoning
man--sa manla when fairly reused.
10 WaS Iorty-ilve years Old when he
married, ana LOOK i0r ms wife . wild
young GlFi Whom ne q handled ON
nis knee Wnen = BABY. she did not
eve nlm, y was M IN the nature OF
tnings tnat she should. ~ married
MN ~ oDodience 20 her fathers COM
manas. nne loved q man her equal IN
p0Sltion and age; but TO Keep her from
3 marriage ne qua not approve, her
fattier hurried ON q marriage with
my nncie.
1 Deileve ina dolores feroa meant
" kcep sacrediy tne vows taken at d
-, ana aid, 20 Ear ~ u was IN her
nature % 20 DO, out mel giddy ways
Were WnOily unstlted 70 a. serious
MANHOOD q my uncle, who loved her
Win al the passionate ardor OF q man
MhO 2 never known put one Y
lie surrounded her with every luxury
tiaat hsoney couid puy, ana mel ilgnt
nature WaS IN . measure contented,
Dut my uncle wa 30 lnsanely jealous
% % tnat ms me was made miserable
BY Dolores, who often tormented him
n~ceQiessiy-
= ~ JUST twenty years uhiS very
nignI since tney. were married,
nlnot60n years since Dolores looked